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wheiD PorM5 liste, thir fewles thurgti crafte of music walde
synge after )?aire kynde askede & was. He faiide also in \)ai The riches
Palace veselks wit-owtefD nowmer, sum) of golde, sum) of Cristalte, treasury.
4 Sum) of o]>er manures of precyouse stanes, sum) of Suluere, and J^^^if^Ji
J^at alt maner of vesett f»at men) sulde be serued? ofife. Bot J?are silver,
were bot fewe of J^am) of Siluere.

^ Fra thethyiD, AXemander remowede his Oste. & come to }?e
8 5ates of Caspee, and J?are he luged" hym). It was a noble lande
& a gude. Bot ]:are ware J>are-In many maners * of nedders * Leaf 26.
and of wilde beste^. Fra J^eine AXQSiander sent a lettve tilt
Talifride quene of Amazon), of ]:»is tenoi^r.

12 ^' Kyng of kynges, and lorde of lordes, Alexander, J?e sofD of Alex-
godd" Amon), & )?e quene Olympias, vn-to Talifride J)e quene letter to
of Ama^ofD, ioy. The grete Batayttes f)at we hafe hadd' w^t the Queen
kyng Dariz^s, & how we hafe co?2quered? all his rewme, and his Amazons

16 lordchipes, we trowe be noghte unknawen) vn-to 50W. And also i^ghis
how we hafe foghten) with Vovus J^e kyng of Inde & his cheeffe victories
citee wonnen). And also w^t many o\)er folkes, & J)ay ware manding
neu^r of powere to agaynestande vs, )?e whilke we suppose

20 be nojte vnknawen) vn-to jowe. Whare-fore we sende 50W
worde, & commander 50W, J»at ^e sende vs tribute, if 56 witt J^at
wee com) no5te to 50W to do 50W disesse.'

And vn-to this le^^re Talifride made ansuere by httiQ one this The answer

of the
24 Wyse. Queen of

^ ' Talyfride quene of Amazon) wit o\>er grete ladys of oure ^^^ ^"^^Z
rewme, vn-titt Alexander, kynge of Macedoyne, joy. AVe hafe has heard
wele herde telle of J^e hye witt ]>ai es in the, thurgh whilke ])o\x. victory.

i8 base in mynde thynge^ ]?at ere passede, and dispose3 thynges She warns
^pai ere present, and knawe5 thyngej J»at ere to come. Avyse danger of
the wele J^arefore are fou come tilt vs, what trebulacionwe^ ^^^^ ^^^
& disesse may falte the in thi commynge. For J»are was neu^r Amazons.

32 nane 5it J^at werreyed agaynej vs fat ne he had"" schame ]>are-
offe at \)Q ende. And ]?are-fore take hede to thi last ende. For
grete schame it es tilt a wyse man) thurgh indiscrecion) to falte
in mescheffe. Bot if it be lykynge to be, to knawe our con- She de-

scribes

36 uersacyon), and oure habitacion), we declare it vn-to ]:)e be oure their land

^ Three lines with miniature capital F ^ Twelve lines space for miniature which

and small/ beside in the margin. is lacking. Written in the margin is

^ Four lines with ornate capital K and * i^egina Talibws cxxm duabus astantibus ',
email Ic in margin beside.